Boading, China: Yingli Green Energy Italia to Supply Modules to Tecno Spot. Yingli Green Energy Italia Srl has signed a PV module sales agreement with Tecno Spot. Under the terms of the sales agreement, Tecno Spot will purchase approximately 6 MW PV modules from Yingli Green Energy Italia through the end of 2010.

Dongying, China: CNPV Signs Sales Agreement with Inovasol. CNPV Solar Power SA has entered into a long-term sales agreement with Inovasol, a French leading photovoltaic company in roof top project development, installation and distribution company.

Berlin, Germany: SOLON and Saint-Gobain Sign 70 MW Framework Agreement. SOLON SE and Saint-Gobain Building Distribution Deutschland GmbH (SGBDD) have concluded a framework contract spanning several years to deliver solar modules with a capacity of over 70 MW.

Dongying, China: CNPV Signs Long-Term Sales Contract with Photon Hellas. CNPV Solar Power SA has entered into a long-term sales agreement with Photon Hellas, a leading project development, installation and distribution company.

Dongying, China: CNPV Receives 8 MW Module Order from Enel Green Power. CNPV Solar Power SA has entered into a long term general supply agreement with Enel Green Power SpA, Italy's largest power company.

Berlin, Germany: SOLON SE Expands Greek Business. SOLON SE closed a project deal with the Greek company NRG-ORION for the delivery of solar modules with a total capacity of 1.5MWp.

San Francisco, CA, USA: Recurrent Energy and BlueWatt to Co-operate in France. Recurrent Energy, an independent power producer and developer of solar power projects, today announced a joint development agreement with BlueWatt, a French solar power systems developer, to finance, build, and operate solar photovoltaic power plants on rooftops of industrial, commercial and logistics buildings across France.

Xinyu City, China: LDK Solar Receives Module Order from Phoenix Solar. LDK Solar has signed a contract to supply solar modules to Germany-based Phoenix Solar AG.

Madrid, Spain: Solaria Signs Framework Agreement with Phoenix Solar AG. After the announcement of the creation of a German affiliate at the end of last year, Solaria Energia has signed a distribution agreement with the international system integrator Phoenix Solar AG for the supply of 10MWp of solar pv modules.

Dongying, China: CNPV Solar Power Receives 21 MW Module Order from CTS Solar GmbH. CNPV Solar Power SA has entered into a long-term strategic partnership sales agreement with CTS Solar GmbH, a south-German leading photovoltaic company in roof top and ground-based power plants project development, installation and distribution company.

Berlin, Germany: SOLON SE Signs 20 MW Framework Agreement. SOLON SE has closed a framework agreement for the supply of solar modules over several years with the solar distributor entrason from northern Hesse.

Boading, China: Yingli Green Energy Signs 285 MW Three-Year Framework Agreement. Yingli Green Energy has signed a three-year framework agreement with Gehrlicher Solar AG, one of the leading PV system integrators in Europe.

Dongying, China: CNPV Solar Power Receives 30 MW Module Order. CNPV Solar Power SA has entered into a long-term strategic partnership sales agreement with Photovoltaic Experts GmbH, a German developer of Photovoltaic Power Plants.

Burnaby, BC, USA: Day4 Energy Signs 10 Megawatt Frame Agreement. Day4 Energy has signed a frame agreement for 10 megawatts with SOLERA sunpower GmbH, in Southern Germany.

Nanjing, China: ET Solar Signs Module Supply Agreement with USE. ET Solar has signed a module sales agreement with Umwelt Sonne Energie GmbH ("USE") in Germany. Under the contract, ET Solar will deliver a total of 31 MW solar modules to USE in 2010.

Baar, Switzerland: Meyer Burger Receives Equipment Order from Nexolon. Meyer Burger has successfully concluded a contract of over CHF 60 million for wire saws, ID-saws and wafer inspection systems with Nexolon in Korea. Nexolon is a leading manufacturer of mono- and multi-crystalline solar wafers.

Torgau, Germany: Avancis Starts Construction on Second Thin Film Manufacturing Plant. Solar module manufacturer, Avancis has kick-started construction of its second plant at Torgau in the German state of Saxony with a symbolic ground-breaking ceremony.

Berlin, Germany: Odersun Opens Factory for Customized Thin Film Solar Modules. Odersun has inaugurated its second thin film solar factory, "SunTwo".

Torgau, Germany: Avancis to Construct Second Thin Film Manufacturing Plant. Saint-Gobain's subsidiary Avancis, will be building a new manufacturing plant to produce photovoltaic modules to cover the roofs of residential, industrial and commercial buildings as well as for solar plants.

Freiberg, Germany: SolarWorld Inaugurates New Wafer Production Facility. SolarWorld AG today inaugurated its new solar wafer production in the presence of Germany´s Federal Environment Minister Röttgen in Freiberg.

Tel Aviv, Israel: BrightView’s In-line Metrology Solution Adopted by T-Solar. BrightView Systems, a provider of in-line metrology-based process control and optimization tools for thin-film solar cell manufacturing received technical acceptance and announces deployment of its InSight-M at T-Solar’s thin film solar factory at Ourence, Spain.

Burnaby, BC, Canada: Day4 Energy Expanding Production Capacity in Europe. Day4 Energy is expanding its third party manufacturing facility in Europe. Day4 Energy is expanding production from 50MW (megawatts) annually to 120MW to meet increased demand for the Company's photovoltaic products.

Greifswald, Germany: SOLON Adds New Module Assembly Line. After only eight weeks of construction, SOLON SE inaugurated a new production line for solar modules at its manufacturing site in Greifswald today.

Blaubeuren, Germany: Centrotherm and Reis Partner on Turnkey Production Lines. Centrotherm photovoltaics AG and Reis GmbH & Co. KG Maschinenfabrik intend to jointly offer and further develop solutions in the future for turnkey production lines to manufacture crystalline solar cells and modules.

Munich, Germany: Centrosolar Expands Manufacturing Capacity. Centrosolar Sonnenstromfabrik GmbH, one of the largest solar module manufacturing plants in Europe and a fully owned subsidiary of the listed Centrosolar Group AG, has started up a new production line for solar modules.

Freiburg, Germany: S.A.G. Solarstrom Plans 48 MW Ground Mounted Project. Freiburg based, S.A.G. Solarstrom AG is to set up one of the largest connected ground-mounted projects in northern Italy in the region of Veneto. Construction will start before the end of 2010.

Milan, Italy: SunPower Partners with Solar Ventures to Build 11 MW of PV Systems in Italy. SunPower Corporation and Solar Ventures S.r.l., a developer of solar parks in Italy, France and the Mediterranean area, have signed a contract to design and build three solar power plants in the Piedmont region of Italy.

Munich, Germany: Centrosolar Completes Three Sloping Roof PV Systems. Centrosolar France has completed a major project for solar plants in the southern French department of Ardèche.

Hamburg, Germany: Colexon Constructs 7.2 MW of PV Systems in Czech Republic. In May of this year, Colexon started construction of a 7.2 MWp solar project portfolio in the Czech Republic. The systems are being installed in the Czech cities Mimon, Tocnik and Lomecek.

Paris, France: Enerqos Starts Construction on 290 kW BIPV System. Enerqos France SAS has begun construction of a building-integrated photovoltaic system (BIPV). This new installation, with a maximum power output of 290 kWp.

Munich, Germany: M+W Group to Construct 14.5 MW PV System. The global engineering and construction company, M+W Group has won an order to plan and build a large photovoltaic park in central Italy.

Sulzemoos, Germany: Phoenix Solar to Build 3.5MW PV System in Italy. Phoenix Solar has been commissioned by Etrion Corporation, a Canadian energy company, as general contractor for the turnkey construction of a 3.5 megawatt (MW) ground-mounted photovoltaic plant in Borgo Piave in the Lazio region of Italy.

Burnaby, BC, Canada: Day4 Energy Completes Two Photovoltaic Projects in Germany. Day4 Energy has completed the construction of two turnkey, ground-mounted photovoltaic power plants in Germany totaling over 2.5MW.

Herne, Germany: Scheuten Solar Realizes PV Project for Entsorgung Herne. Scheuten Solar has realised a turnkey PV-system consisting of 1,500 photovoltaic panels for ‘Entsorgung Herne’.

Nanjing, China: ET Solar Completes 1.9 MW PV System in Katharinenrieth. ET Solar has completed a 1.9MW ground mounted PV power plant in eastern Germany.

London, United Kingdom: British Gas to Give Free Solar Panels to British Schools. British Gas is to make £15 million available for investment in solar technology for the nation's schools.

Hamburg, Germany: Sharp Completes Thin Film System for EnBW. For the first time, Sharp Energy Solutions Europe is building solar power plants for energy providers in Germany.

Toronto, ON, Canada: Etrion Signs Term Sheet to Acquire More Than 30 MW of Italian PV Projects. Etrion Corporation has signed a non-binding term sheet to acquire more than 30 megawatts of solar power projects in Italy for cash consideration of approximately 45 million Euros plus the assumption of the related non-recourse loan facilities.

Erlangen, Germany: Siemens Energy Receives Order for Six Solar Power Plants. Siemens Energy has received its first large-scale photovoltaic order from France. Purchaser is Eco Delta Développement (EDD), a project developer for renewable energies.

Prague, Czech Republic: Photon Energy Starts Construction on 32 MW of PV Systems. Photon Energy is preparing to commence construction on a number of photovoltaic projects in the Czech Republic and Slovakia representing over 32 MWp of installed capacity.

Madrid, Spain: SunPower and Naturener Partner on 9 MW Spanish Solar Power Plant. SunPower Corporation is building a 9.1-megawatt (AC) solar power plant in Alange, Badajoz, Spain for the Naturener Group.

Hamburg, Germany: Colexon Inaugurates 1 MW PV System in Imola. Colexon Energy AG inaugurated a new 1 MW PV plant at the end of last week.

Neuss, Germany: Kyocera Supplies Modules to Czech PV System. Kyocera has supplied a PV plant in the Czech Republic with solar modules. Covering an area of more than 28,000 m², the plant delivers an output of 1.2 megawatts peak (MWp).

Athens, Greece: Positive Energy and Conergy Co-operate on 5 MW Greek Project. Energiaki Vogiatzis S.A. has been awarded the contract for the supply of equipment, project design, construction and set in operation of the largest photovoltaic park in Greece.

Seville, Spain: Abengoa Solar Begins Commercial Operation of Solnova 3. Abengoa Solar has begun commercial operation of Solnova 3, a new parabolic trough technology plant located at the Solúcar Complex, Seville (Spain), following the successful completion of the operation and production testing conducted over the course of three days.

Sulzemoos, Germany: Phoenix Solar Constructs Three Solar Parks Totalling 21 MW. Phoenix Solar AG is currently to build three photovoltaic power plants with a peak power totalling around 21 megawatts (MWp) for KGAL GmbH & Co. KG (KGAL), a company based in Grünwald near Munich.

Baoding, China: Yingli Supplies Modules to 33 MW PV System. Yingli Green Energy has signed a sales contract with Maetel (Maessa Telecomunicaciones, Ingenieria, Instalaciones y Servicios, S.A.) a Spanish EPC company.

Carmignano di Brenta, Italy: SOLON Awarded Contract for 12 MW of Solar Installations. SOLON S.p.A., a subsidiary of Berlin-based SOLON SE with registered offices in the Northern Italian city of Carmignano di Brenta has been awarded the contract for construction of 16 greenfield installations.

Milan, Italy: SunPower Builds 1.3 MW Solar Power Plant for EDF. SunPower Corporation is building a 1.3-megawatt solar power plant in the Lazio region of Italy for Solar Green Energy-SGE, a joint venture between EDF-EN Italia, a subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles, and Emmecidue, an Italian project developer.

Verona, Italy: Solyndra and Enerqos Complete First Phase of Nova Coop Rooftop Solar Installation. Solyndra, Inc., a manufacturer of innovative cylindrical photovoltaic systems for commercial rooftops, and Enerqos Group, a leading Italian supplier of solar systems and plants, today announced the completion of a 200 kWp project for Nova Coop.

Seville, Spain: Abengoa Solar Begins Commercial Operation of Solnova 1. Abengoa Solar has initiated commercial operation of Solnova 1, the new parabolic trough technology plant located at the Solúcar Platform, following the successful completion of the operation and production testing conducted over the course of three days.

Sulzemoos, Germany: Phoenix Solar AG to Build Solar Parks for German Utility. Phoenix Solar AG is to build two solar parks for SWT Stadtwerke Trier (city utility of Trier) with a peak power totalling 7.8 megawatts.

Hamburg, Germany: Colexon Starts Construction on 2.5 MW Thin Film Roof-Top PV Array. Colexon Energy AG is to construct a rooftop solar power plant with a total capacity of 2.5 MWp in Sonnefeld, near Coburg.

Brussels, Belgium: PV CYCLE Members to Initiate PV Module Take-back and Recycling Program. The members of PV CYCLE agreed at their Extraordinary General Assembly, held in Hamburg last week, to initiate photovoltaic module take-back and recycling in 2010.

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